The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-16
Tines-Democrat
(coNTINUED. 4


Louisiana was not an idle spectator of this
industrial progress. The value of her crops
increased from 1880 to 1886 $i5526, ,204; val
ues Sos ,O68 ,00O Her credit in the money mar
kets of the world has advanced from AZ In
1879 to 90.70 cents, and her consols will surely
command par, when her condition IS known
to the world
Everywhere throughout the State the peo.
pie evince the greatest interest in industrial
questions, the ouegrowth of which is the es-
tablishment of State experiment stations at
Baton Rouge and Kenner.
State weather service.
State agricultural bereau.
State agricultural society
Branch agricultural associations in each
parish.
Central sugar planters association and
branch associations for each Of the sugar-pro-
dneing parishes of the State.
Grass growers associations and associations
covering each agricultural industry OF the
State.
The result has been an immense improve
ment in agriculture. 1t is exhibited in the
variety of productions of grass, grain, early
/ cry and methods.
More careful cultivation, use of fertilizers,
/ were needed.
Lin an increased production per acre.
I'm large increase this year in the acreage
/ planted, being: five per cent in cotton hf-
| teen per cent in sugar; twenty per cent in
! truck farms; in fact, the best agricultural
wear known since the war.
The central sugar factories and government
experiments will go far toward solving the
problems of sugar production
/ The new cotton warehouses and presses IN
1 Shreveport Alexandria, Monroe and at other
points will cheapen and facilitate the han.
ding of the staple.
Another hopeful factor to be considered in
/ treating the Louisianian Industrial question
Il &Sxxyy ksaxrQ
voted taxes to secure railroads and have
1 granted promptly rights Of way and depot
Five wears ago only IS parishes had rail
| roads To-day the number has increased g
| thirty seven
4 eyery parish in the State, except i've. rail
/ road connection with the markets OF tht
j world.
Still another gratifying fact may be record
4 ca as bearing directly upon the industrial
! growth Of Louisiana.
q A few years ago the discharge of water iron
the Mississippi river on to the lands OF Lou
4 isiana. through crevasses or leVee fronts, wa
4 4. .756 900 cubic feet per second.
tS# Aside from the sad scenes OF women ans
4 children fleeing from their homes, or camping
i npon the honsetops, dependent upon the chaI
q ;tv Of the State Or Federal government, Wa
n tia fact that millions of acres OF the rIches
!. land Id the world was lost TO industry -.
Tnnisiana had expended from 1875 to lsI:
81 sla. .73i ,675 ii attempts to rebuild and repal
Her layees, but owing TO the fact thas ho IaIs
ann or systematic construction could oe III 81
.lerfaken as.l II ID any ONE year, the cost was trt
! hled and the work deferred s,
From 1879 70 date the expendlturses s ssy ey % g
I etafa and levea districts have been ~ o9o eos
,ss.ss,ating ma entire line DE Louisiana lei
III. ess.' except Diamond Island and Bongerea
and 81 work ID Arkansas protecting ne a:,,, aaaa
and dwellings iii the Tensas basin. sa.l.o.
of acres are thus brought into cnlll aslon. ~
tie peopla of that section at last sleep secure
{. Id their homes. t;.,,,, Il,
have tresspasssa long npon your sIiao ao,,c u
feel constrained to refer 70 Two po.ats sa,fh
M flsa question Of Tie = Indnstriai sonsn
Aid our relation to Il and treatment Ct y aeI
/ after. Marvellous as the statements u ~ q.
i MAJ appear, the gfeat industrial nalsis y
& lust commenced 81 arz.st
notiiied she public men of ths great SOL ass
L west and West fairly and frankly 30 go ~ =
sliAy should Did Longer enjoy aaqaess loasa 8